Sumitomo Mitsui expects bumper results. Japan’s second-largest bank may see a net income of ¥500 billion ($5.5 billion) when it reports earnings for the final nine months of 2012, exceeding the same numbers from last year by almost 20%. Stocks of the bank closed 5.1% higher ahead of the release.

Boeing under more scrutiny—from investors this time. Executives will have to take hard questions from investors when the company reports earnings tomorrow. Its new Dreamliner aircraft remain grounded and under investigation for mechanical problems, and it’s still not clear when problems related to the plane’s lithium-ion batteries will be resolved. Today’s conference call will offer a great chance to look for more clues.

The BlackBerry 10 is unveiled, no surprises expected. After months of leaks, Research in Motion is expected to formally show off its attempt to enter the high-end smartphone market. Cue renewed debate about whether the company is in terminal decline: Some say no, while we say yes.

The Fed hands down its latest vision on monetary easing. Analysts expect the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) to continue its current, unlimited asset-buying program, the third round of “quantitative easing,” in its attempts to stimulate the economy. But we won’t know until Feb. 20, when minutes of the meeting are released, whether any FOMC members repeated the worries about the side effects of ultra-low interest rates that they aired at the December meeting.

Investors cross their fingers on Facebook. The social media giant reports earnings at 5pm New York time (10pm London time). Shares of FB have climbed more than 60% since September, but are still well below their IPO price, and whether the firm can make money off its mobile applications and its newly announced Graph Search remains to be seen.

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Amazon continues to consider profits a secondary goal. Shares of AMZN jumped nearly 10% in after-hours trading, even though the company didn’t meet analysts’ expectations. The online retailer saw net sales increase by 22% in the fourth quarter, and managed to avoid losing money on its operating expenses, instead turning a $97 million operating profit—a mere 0.45% of revenue.

…while its stockmarket posts the biggest daily gain in eight years. Interest rate cuts, an improving outlook in China and rising business confidence have contributed to an exceptional bounce for equities.

Dell wants to control Dell. Michael Dell hopes to win back majority control of the computer maker he founded by adding his own money to a buyout by Silver Lake Management.

Catalonia wants more money. It doesn’t like Madrid but it needs the cash—€9.1 billion of it. Catalonia, which will hold a referendum on independence from Spain in 2014, has requested the funds to help fulfill bond payments for 2013.

David Yanofsky on why you should stop treating your cell phone like a pocket watch: “We have been so distracted by all of the features of smart phones that we failed to notice the absurdity of the way we use them. If anything, usage of the quintessential 21st century technology is more reminiscent of a distinctively obsolete 19th century device: the pocket watch. Perhaps, not for much longer.” Read more here.

Headwinds for the EU financial sector? The worst may seem to be over, but uncertain progress on an EU banking supervisor and a lack of shorter-term bank recapitalizations leave the financial system at risk.

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